Thursday, August 7, 2014

Catching Up

Well, it’s been a really long time, folks! (Isn’t this how my previous post began?)


Since Christmas, we’ve had plenty of things going on. Here are a few highlights, mostly in order:

-          We were under at least 8-10” of snow from January to March
-          Ethan traveled…. A LOT
-          We spent two weeks in Houston in February to coincide with several back-to-back work trips down there
-          My Aunt Faye passed away on Feb. 27th
-          Olivia turned 4 years old on March 18
-          Ethan traveled A LOT….again
-          We took day several day trips down to Philly and over to NYC
-          The month of May was a blur…..Ethan was gone for half of it, the van was swiped in the middle of the day by a drunk driver. By the grace of God we were not hurt.
-        Callie had ear tubes put into both ears
-          School ended in late June, and my mom came to visit for a week
-          Olivia was Tinkerbell in her first dance recital
-          Our A/C went out during the hottest week of the year. Oh and Ethan was called to Alaska last-minute. Go figure!
-          Olivia was in swim lessons for four straight weeks, 4 mornings a week
-          My in-laws came to visit (after the A/C was fixed!)
-          Ethan, the girls and I went to Long Beach Island for a week’s vacation!
-          And finally now….the FIRST week of this summer that we’ve had no plans.


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This is the sidewalk.

Our mailbox

Our view for about three months.

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We invited Rapunzel to help celebrate Olivia's 4th birthday.






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Easter Egg Hunt in the backyard with a neighbor





 Easter morning after Church






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 Mother's Day lunch after church.


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A day in NYC Central Park





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Olivia's school program



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Father's Day


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Grandma visits

Clinton, NJ

Liberty State Park


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Olivia as Tinkerbell









Lunch at Penn's Peak



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Grammy and Papa come to visit

Pt. Pleasant, NJ Boardwalk







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Fun afternoon of painting, and eating some too.